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Winter is the slowest tourism season for Niagara, and with good reason. The months
of December-February are snowy, with bitter wind chills and below-freezing temperat-
ures. Seasonal attractions are closed and the tourist areas somewhat empty. However, the
freezing weather also creates an austere landscape and frozen mist from the falls envelops
everything in a crystalline icy coating. The best time for a brief visit is during the Festival
of Lights around the holidays in December.
In spring, March until the beginning of June, you'll find off-season rates on accom-
modations. As in winter, some attractions have limited hours or are not operating. The
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Niagara until the river is free of ice, so they don't typically start running until May. Spring
arrives a little later here than in other parts of the Northeast due to ice on Lake Erie. By
May the weather is more pleasant.
The Two-Day Best of Niagara Falls
For this itinerary, base yourself on the Canadian side of the border. The Fallsview Casino
Resort and Marriott Niagara Falls Fallsview Hotel & Spa bothofferexcellentviewsand
are close to all the major attractions.
Day 1
Purchase an Adventure Pass at the Ontario Parks Welcome Centre near the base of Clifton
Hill. The clerk will ask if you'd like to reserve ticket times for Journey Behind the Falls,
Niagara's Fury, and the White Water Walk . Add two hours to the current time to come
up with your reservation time for Journey Behind the Falls. Reserve Niagara's Fury for
one hour after that. Do not reserve a time for the White Water Walk .
Walk one block to Hornblower Niagara Cruises, and hop on a boat for an up-close
(and saturated) look at the falls. Afterward, walk south along the rim of the gorge, enjoying
the excellent vista of the U.S. side of the border. In the front atrium of Table Rock Wel-
come Centre, you'llfindtheentrancefor Journey Behind the Falls. Explorethefallsfrom
a tunnel dug through the gorge, emerging in time to catch Niagara's Fury , located on the
second floor of the Welcome Centre.
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